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  • Bright Star
  • Opened September 18, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 59 min.
  • PG
    brief language, thematic elements, some sensuality and incidental smoking
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 12+. Read More
  • London 1818: a secret love affair begins between 23 year old English poet, John Keats, and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, an outspoken student of fashion. This unlikely pair started at odds; he thinking her a stylish minx, she unimpressed by Read More
  • Cast: Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Kerry Fox, Paul Schneider, Edie Martin
  • Director: Jane Campion
  • Genres: Drama, Romance

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  • Must Go!

    Gorgeous and romantic and Romantic

    This is gorgeous. Jane Campion has made a movie like a Keats poem: engaging all the senses; perfectly capturing a series of exquisite moments; a place where poetry is spoken as naturally as "leaves to a tree."
    Every performance is both understated and electric, Abbie Cornish and Ben Whishaw inhabit their roles effortlessly.
    Adults, teens in love with poetry, college folk both student and professor, lovers of luscious cinematography.

  • Must Go!

    Bright Star. Bright Indeed!

    "A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER." And that is the exact description of this perfect film, the true tale of one of history's most passionate and heartbreaking love stories. If you adore Jane Austin's works, you'll be ENTHRALLED with this vibrant (!) and exquisite masterwork.
    FABULOUS acting. Gorgeously photographed. Wrenching emotion. A pulsating and unforgettable little jewel, with a new kind of heroine!

  • Must Go!

    A Beauty of a Film, but not for everyone

    I realize my tastes are specialized when it comes to films. If you like a. literature and especially poetry; b. period flicks; c. moody British/Australian actors; d. thoughtful scriptwriting and subtle direction...you will not be disappointed in this film. It is a treat for the eye, the ear, the heart and the mind.

Bright Star Critic Reviews

Must Go! Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    A fine-boned, luminous tribute to Keats and the sufferings of love.

  • 100
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Masterfully put-together, made with confidence, intelligence and command.

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Campion's big-sisterly encouragement of Cornish's lovely, openhearted...

  • 90
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    Breaking through any period-piece mustiness with piercing insight into the...

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